Pupils from a secondary school in Coventry were given an insight into higher education as they swapped the classroom for a university campus as part of a day focused on social sciences.

The University of Warwick welcomed pupils from Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School for a day of workshops addressing controversial issues in social sciences.

The day was held to raise the aspirations of pupils from Years 8 and 9 by taking them into a university environment and giving them a better understanding of higher education.

Professors, lecturers and university students led sessions based on topics including immigration, human rights and Brexit, and used literature to talk about the issues.

Jas Dhillon, assistant principal at Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School , said: “A lot of 13 and 14-year-olds have never been to a university and this visit gave some of our pupils an insight into being in a university environment.

“The workshops challenged the pupils to think about difficult issues in social sciences, giving them an out of classroom experience that was still academic.